At the Singapore Fringe Festival, two plays grapple with forced displacement just as Jom’s reviewer ponders privilege, power asymmetries—and the deeply personal decision-making processes that shape the choice to stay, or to leave.
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Cometh the budget, cometh the vouchers; the power of slogans; an execution stayed; incel article invites backlash; Harry J. Benda Prize winners announced; Kinokuniya’s corporate-speak award of the year; Singapore caught in chip wars; and more.
Singapore’s primary education system is riddled with problems and is fundamentally unsuited to 21st century demands, writes the co-founder of an NGO calling for far-reaching reforms.
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Jom is ready. We’ve decided to soft launch our website today with two in a series of National Day essays, one by Faris Joraimi, our history editor, and the other by me.
The nation as a concept is so new and limited. For most of recorded history people tended to identify with their city, town or village first. To cherish the Singapore of “Saint Jack” opens up a different kind of belonging.
The invasion of Ukraine appears to have validated the old guard’s hawkish instincts. Yet it also offers Singaporeans a chance to interrogate our contemporary notions of home, community and enemy.
Our logo is influenced by Jawi, a script that originated in the 14th century in the wider Malay world. Though Jawi has been replaced by the Latin alphabet in most parts of Malaysia and Indonesia, one does occasionally see it.
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